Analysis also shows schools for the children of U.S. military personnel at home and abroad would be among the most impacted projects.
By Paul Sonne and Paul Sonne National security reporter focusing on the U.S. military Email Bio Follow Erica Werner Erica Werner Congressional reporter focusing on economic policy Email Bio Follow March 21 at 6:46 PM Pentagon plans to take money away from military construction projects to pay for President Trump’s border wall would potentially deal an outsized blow to Puerto Rico and particularly affect a program helping European allies deter Russia, according to a Washington Post analysis.
The projects in Puerto Rico that would potentially have their funding taken away include the construction of a school for military children on what was once Ramey Air Force base and improvements to Camp Santiago, a training facility operated by the Puerto Rico National Guard. The initiatives at risk include a plan to build a facility for Special Operations forces and their training in Estonia; projects to construct ammunition and fuel storage facilities and staging areas in Poland; and planned upgrades to aircraft surveillance facilities in Italy and Britain, as well as airfield and fuel storage upgrades in Slovakia and Hungary.
New York is the second most affected state by the amount of money at risk because of two sizable projects with $160 million in funding at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The academy is slated to get a new parking garage as well as a state-of the-art engineering center. Within the Pentagon, the Air Force is by far the service that is most affected, with $1.31 billion worth of projects on the refined list. It’s followed by the Navy, with $786 million worth of projects, and the Army, with $680 billion.
“You cannot say you’re building a wall to protect national security in the continental U.S. while taking moneys away from the people of Puerto Rico and the preparedness of our troops who train here,” Nieves said. Lawmakers anticipate getting more precise details from the Pentagon in coming weeks, but Democrats say they have no intention of using their spending bills to “backfill” money for projects the Pentagon chooses to cancel.
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